The Department of Defense (DOD) is a U.S. government agency responsible for military and national security space activities. It acts as a major procurer and operator of space systems, including launch vehicles and satellite systems for reconnaissance, missile launch detection, navigation, and communication. The DOD aims to maintain space superiority, integrate military space power, and ensure space stability, working with commercial firms to integrate space solutions into national security architectures.
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TraCSS was intended to take over civil space traffic coordination work previously handled by the Department of Defense under Space Policy Directive 3.
NOAA’s budget document stated that private industry has demonstrated capability and business models to provide civil operators with releasable Department of Defense catalog SSA data and STM services.
The Myers and Lal report proposes a 'Chessmaster's Gambit' scenario to fund parallel public–private partnerships for 10-to-100-kilowatt systems, with each track costing about $1 billion and one track focused on a NASA surface reactor while the other track focuses on a Defense Department in-space reactor.
The Department of Defense is barred by the First Amendment from establishing religious music.
The Department of Defense does not officially commission or sanction religious music because the First Amendment bars the government from establishing religious music.
To advance SBSP, Congress should direct the Departments of Energy and Commerce to complete a joint 120-day feasibility study with support from NASA and the Department of Defense.
The Defense Department stated that DSP systems work in conjunction with SBIRS to provide assured missile warning.
About 200 commercial launches have been conducted by SpaceX primarily for NASA and the Department of Defense.
Other groups, including the US DoD, ESA, EU-SST, and the Aerospace Corporation, produced different reentry model results for Kosmos 482.
The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program was directed by Congress to modernize the Department of Defense's space launch capabilities.
The STRATFI contract funds the design, integration, and launch of a satellite that will host multiple experimental payloads for the Defense Department’s Space Test Program.
Ursa Major secured a $12,500,000 investment from the Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital with matching funds from the company to further develop its Lynx solid rocket motor manufacturing process.
The first objective of the action plan includes tasks to enable an enduring human presence in cislunar space, conduct science, and support the workforce, with NASA as the lead for most tasks and the Defense Department as the lead agency on workforce tasks.
The Department of Defense takes unauthorized access over its airspace seriously and coordinates with federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities.
The action plan directs NASA, the Defense Department, and the Commerce Department to jointly develop an integrated cislunar object catalog.
The Department of Defense has amended its space policy to state it would protect and defend commercial space assets if directed by the Secretary of Defense.
The US military has experienced significant threats to its satellites from non-kinetic means, including lasers, radio frequency jammers, and cyber-attacks by China and Russia.
The US Department of Defense defines 'protection' as the preservation of effectiveness and survivability of mission-related personnel, equipment, and infrastructure.
Viasat will provide airborne SATCOM terminals and Hubs as part of its portfolio supporting the Department of Defense.
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. successfully launched a suborbital mission in November 2024 to test hypersonic technology for the U.S. Department of Defense.